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(No Model.)

D. C. RIOB.

' ANIMAL POKE.'

No. 270,843. Patented Jan. 16,1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.'

DARIUS C. RICE, OF LITCHFIELD, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN H. STOD- DARD AND ALBERT J. LOVEJOY, OF SAME PLACE.

ANIMAL-POKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,843, dated January 16, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DARIUs G.RICE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident otLitchiield, in the county ot' Hillsdale and State of 5 Michigan, have invented a new and valuable ImprovementinAnimal-Pokes; andldo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and e'xact description ot' the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the Io annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention, showingit applied to a horse.

15 Fig. 2 is a perspective view.

This invention has relation .to hopples or animal-pokes; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement ot a straight wooden rod or stick connected by its front end 2o to a strap or chain from the halter, and provided at its rear end'with a transverse chain, the ends ot' which are strapped to the fore legs of the animal, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a 2 5 designates-astraight wooden rod or stick having near its front end a staple, b, whereby a strap or chain, c, from the halter is attached. To an eye or staple, d, in the rear end ot' the stick is connected the transverse chain e by its 3o middle part, its ends or branches being connected to the fore legs ofthe anim al by straps g.

Application filed July 29, 1882. (No model.)

This hopple is easily adjusted and will not injure the animal. It does not interfere withl its movements in grazing, but will electually check ranging and jumping fences. 35

An animal-poke in which a saddle concaved to fit the under side ot' the body ofthe horse has been secured in place by a strap passing over the horses back. A inrtise made in the saddle receives one end of a slotted arm, in the 4o slotted forward end of which a longer arm has been pivoted t'o rise to a horizontal position, but n ot farther, owing to a shoulder in the slot. This latter arm is placed between the fore legs of the horse and is connected to the headstall 4 5 by a strap. It is not intended to cover this construction herein.

Havingglescribed this invention,whatIclaim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The animal-poke consisting of the straight o wooden rod or stick a, connected by its front end to a strap or chain, c, from the halter, and having at its rear end a transverse chain, c, provided with leg-straps g, substantially as specified. v 55 p In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

DARIUS C. RICE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES T. FOWLER, WILLIAM C; WALTER. 

